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Read the University of Phoenix Material: Week Five Assignment Scenario to learn about Aunt Phyllis.

Write a 1,200 word paper discussing the following: PLEASE APA FORMAT on paper and cites 6th edition

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Research on the concepts of positivity, hardiness, and optimism as they apply to Phyllis
Whether she views her situation as a threat or a challenge
The value of social support in general and as it applies to this case
How Phyllis might learn to thrive more fully in her current situation, along with evidence-based recommendations for intervention
What role Phyllis’s attitude plays on her condition, and how hardiness, positivity, and optimism may help her cope with her illness

Include a minimum of four scholarly references.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Scenario

Aunt Phyllis

Background

Your Aunt Phyllis, who is 61 years old and a widow, lives close to you and was diagnosed with breast cancer 3 years ago. Her husband died of a stroke 5 years ago. She has one daughter, but her daughter lives far away, and their relationship is not close. She has undergone surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy treatments, and her cancer is in remission. Her doctors do not recommend further treatment at this time. She still experiences nausea occasionally, possibly conditioned from the time spent undergoing chemotherapy treatments.

Problem

You have noticed that your aunt’s energy level is reduced and, when you visit, you observe that she does less to keep her apartment as clean as she used to. Her personal hygiene has also reduced. In speaking with her, you have noticed that she is very fearful that the cancer will return. She has even expressed concern that she will soon die. She has a pessimistic attitude toward life. She used to play bridge with a group of friends, but she has not seen them in over a year. Her social support is very low, and you are one of her few close confidants. You also have some concerns about her short-term memory, as she often seems to forget things that have recently happened.

Behavioral Health Information

Phyllis has always been slender, but she appears even more frail since her cancer treatments. She was never a big eater, but her appetite is reduced further because the chemotherapy made her quite nauseous. Sleep patterns are disturbed by early awakening insomnia. She goes to bed at about 8 PM and usually awakens at 2 AM and cannot get back to sleep. She walks every day for exercise, but her attitude toward exercise is fairly negative, and she states that “I don’t know what this walking is doing for me.” She is a religious person and attends church every week. She confided that she is angry with God about her cancer. She believes she has led a good life and cannot understand why she was cursed with this disease. Her self-efficacy is low, which is a dramatic change from her “old self,” before her husband died and she was diagnosed with cancer. She used to be vibrant and active, as you remember her. She has never been seen by a psychologist or psychiatrist.

Scholar-Practitioner Project: Project Implementation—Choosing a Setting

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For this Assignment, which you began in Week 7, you are going to create an implementation plan for your public health program. In order to create your plan, you need to determine which setting is most appropriate for your public health program. You also need to consider your target population and the steps you would take to implement your program. For this Assignment, it will be helpful to review the “Implement” section of the MAP-IT Model in the Learning Resources (Wukitsch, 2012) to create your plan

Submit a 4- to 5-page paper in which you do the following:

Explain how you might implement your SPP in each of four settings (health care, community, school, and workplace).
Identify which participants (stakeholders, target populations) you might involve in each setting and explain why.
Explain which of the four settings is most appropriate for your SPP and why.
Describe the steps that you might use to implement your program in your selected setting.
Explain why your implementation plan will achieve the intended outcomes for your target population

NURSING ASSIGNMENT

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Identifying Research Components

The focus of this week’s assignment is identifying research components. You will be responsible for reviewing two articles (listed below) and completing the following tasks for each one:

•Summarize each article utilizing the Week 2 research template. I am attaching the research template to this assignment.

•Identify and describe the problem, purpose, and hypothesis or research of each study.

•Analyze and state if and how the study is significant to nursing.

Cite all sources in APA format.

Article Assignments (I am attaching both of the articles listed below).

Assigned quantitative articles (SEE ATTACHED)

Park, M., Cho, S., & Hong, H. (2015). Prevalence and perpetrators of workplace violence by nursing unit and the relationship between violence and the perceived work environment. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 47(1), 87-95. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12112

Assigned qualitative articles (SEE ATTACHED)

Turk, M., Fapohunda, A., & Zoucha, R. (2015). Using photovoice to explore Nigerian immigrants’ eating and physical activity in the United States. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 47(1), 16-24. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12105

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria

Summarized the two assigned research articles.

2. Identified and described the problem of each article.

Identified the purpose statement of each article.

Identified the hypothesis or research question for each article.

Discussed the articles’ significance to nursing

Students, please view the “Submit a Clickable Rubric Assignment” in the Student Center.

Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center.

Case Study 2: Security Policy

Due Week 4

Review the Information Security Policies for The George Washington University and Harvard University:

The George Washington University:

http://my.gwu.edu/files/policies/InformationSecurityPolicyFINAL.pdf
Harvard University:

http://security.harvard.edu/enterprise-security-policy

Note: Include these two (2) Websites in your references section. These two (2) Websites do not count towards the required number of references.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

Explain the purpose of a university security policy and indicate the major reasons why they are necessary. Provide your opinion as to whether a university security policy is more or less important to have than a business security policy.
Critique the level of completeness of the George Washington University Security Policy.
Critique the level of completeness of the Harvard University Security Policy.
Suggest one (1) additional policy or procedure for each university’s policy. Provide a rationale for your response.
Use at least three (3) quality references in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Examine the challenges of computer security, including different threats and types of attacks.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in Cryptography.
Write clearly and concisely about Cryptography using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions

Being well-informed, at least knowing the right questions to ask, can save you from being taken advantage of. The purchase of a car involves so many variables that it is best to have some understanding before you attempt to purchase a car. There are even more variables to consider when you lease a car. For the purpose of this example, you will ignore such things as tax and dealer rebates. Research the difference between buying and leasing a car.

Choose a car that you wish to own, and find the price of this car. For this example, only consider new cars to purchase from a dealership. This will be your principle value, P.

Research available interest rates on this particular car. This will be the rate, r.

Decide how long you would like to take to pay off this car. Choose between 3–7 years. This will be the time, t.

The simple interest formula, can tell you how much interest will be added to the principle amount of this loan. Calculate the interest on your loan.

How much will you be repaying over the life of your loan?

How much are your monthly payments?

Assume that you have 5% to put as a down payment. How much will you be putting down?

With the down payment, what will the new monthly payments be?

Now, consider the option to lease this same car.

Most leases require a down payment. Assume that the dealership is requiring a 5% down payment. What is the new value of P on your lease?

The appeal to a lease is a lower interest rate. Reduce the interest rate that you received on your purchase by 2%, with a minimum rate of 0.5%.

The length of a lease is typically 2–5 years. Choose how long you wish to lease this car.

The monthly payment on a lease accounts for the depreciation of the car’s value. Assume at the end of your lease, the car has only retained 50% of its original value. What is your car’s value at the end of the loan? Use this for your new value of P.

How much interest will you be paying over the course of this lease?

What is your total cost, in other words principle plus interest?

What are the monthly payments?

At the end of the lease, you do not own the car. If you wish to purchase the car, you would still owe the value of P from step 12. At this point, you could turn in the keys and walk away, assuming the car is in perfect condition and ignoring mileage fees. What are the benefits and disadvantages to walking away from this car?

Instead of walking away, you could also purchase the car for what it is now worth. Using P from step 12, r from step 2 and t from step 3, calculate how much you would repay over the course of this new loan.

How much did you pay in total for this car?

Would you consider leasing a car? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for buying versus leasing a car.

Be sure to show ALL of your work details. Submit your answers in a Word document in the Unit 3 IP Submissions area

Application: Addressing Challenges through Management Information Systems

The types of management information systems used across health care may vary by the setting, but they have in common the objective to streamline and enhance administrative processes and thereby support the institution’s ultimate goal of delivering optimal patient care.

In this Application Assignment, you will explore ways that technology might help address health care management problems with which you are already familiar from past coursework and/or professional experiences, such as issues in human resources, operations, organizational management, or financial management.

Prepare for this Application Assignment as follows:

Identify a specific management challenge in health care that you have learned about through coursework or professional experience. This may be an issue you have researched for an assignment in a previous course, but it need not be.
Conduct an online search to identify and learn more about one management information system (or application) that can improve performance in this area. Find out about challenges to adoption that this technology might pose.
Keeping in mind Chapter 13, “IT Alignment and Strategic Planning,” from the course text Health Care Information Systems: A Practical Approach for Health Management consider the various steps an organization would need to take, and the various stakeholders who would be involved, in planning for this system. What would be some of the barriers in planning for this system?

Then write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:

Briefly summarize the nature and purpose of the management information system you selected, and identify the specific health care setting in which it might be used.
What challenge(s) would this system address? Describe how this system would lead to improvements in particular managerial functions. How would you expect this system to transform the organization?
What are key organizational barriers to adopting this system?
Discuss the ways in which this system might align with an organization’s strategic goals, the processes by which an organization would strategically plan for this system, and the primary stakeholders who would be involved.

Your written assignments must follow APA guidelines. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style to ensure your in-text citations and reference list are correct

Discuss how predictive analysis supports resource allocation in law enforcement and correctional operations.

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. Discuss the following:

Examine the differences between reactive and proactive policing.

Summarize the broken windows theory, and explain how it has affected policing.

Include your opinion on the credibility of the theory and if it should be implemented nationwide.

Research whether or not this policy has been implemented in your city and if it has been successful.

o If the policy has not been instituted, explain why it should be, and include the best method to begin implementation

TASK #2

PHASE 3 DB FOR INTRODUCTORY BUSINESS PRACTICES:

Assignment Objectives

Identify basic concepts regarding money and banking, financial management, stock and bond markets, and risks involved in business.

Contrast marketing, accounting, and financial management issues in small versus large businesses

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Given the importance of technology in business today, discuss ONE of the following issues providing examples wherever possible.

Technology plays an important role in business today. Discuss giving examples of real companies to illustrate your points.

What are some of the moral and ethical issues relating to the use of technology in business today? Give examples of real companies to illustrate your points. • Discuss e-commerce and how it plays a role within business.

Discuss the internal and external aspects of how e-commerce plays a critical role

Your team is leading an investigation on whether to enter a foreign market for your company. You will be presenting a briefing as to the viability of this decision to the Board of Directors.

Prepare up to a 10-slide MS PowerPoint presentation

Address the following for your chosen country:

Taking into account the concepts discussed from Week 1 to Week 4.
For example: what is it’s GDP, growth rate, financial situation, monetary policy etc. Use economic charts!
Talk to a current economic situation happening within the foreign country referencing your Economist Article.
What is the foreign exchange rate in comparison to the U.S.?
What trade agreements, if any, is this a country a party of?
How easy is it to do business? The pros and cons. Show data from http://www.doingbusiness.org/rankings
Team Recommendation on the viability of entering this market

 

There are attachments to this asignment that must be look at before accepting the job. I will send the two attachments in a private email to you.

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Research-Based Interventions on Stress Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Conduct Disorders, and ADHD Paper

Due Jan 25, 11:59 PM
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Instructions
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Grading

Select a stress disorder, anxiety disorder, conduct disorder, or ADHD from the Film List.

Use the Research Analysis to complete this assignment.

Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that discusses research-based interventions to treat psychopathology.

Review and differentiate the characteristics of the selected disorder and discuss the research about intervention strategies for the disorder by completing the following:

Evaluate three peer reviewed research studies using the Research Analysis.
Conceptualize the disorder using one of the psychological perspectives listed in the text.
Discuss the treatments or interventions that have been shown to be the most effective for your selected disorder. Why?

Cite at least five peer-reviewed sources.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.